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How did they make their homes more homely?

Someone on a different sub said that it's a misconception to think that our classic myths (Gilgamesh, Homeric myths, Egyptian chronicles, stories from the Torah, etc.) were told and passed down by bronze-age storytellers before they were ever written down. Is this true?

I've been reading the Prose Edda, and recently read Amy Jeffs amazing retelling of ancient British myths, "Storyland".

The Norse and ancient British myths are awesome but I was weirdly 'disappointed' by the fact that the myth-tellers keep going back to Greek and Judeo-Christian mythology to give legitimacy to their stories.

For example, the Scots are said to be descended from Queen Scota, a pharaoh's daughter from around the time of the Exodus, and Britain is supposed to have been founded by Brutus - a direct descendent of the goddess Venus. Even the Norse god Thor is just Hector of Troy dressed up in old Icelandic.

This is a weird post - a minor rant rather than a question - but maybe it can spark some discussion...

I currently use a cheap no-brand head shaver from Amazon. It gets the job done but takes about 45 minutes. I need an upgrade. What are you guys using?

As per title...

Amazon etc. have traditional gardening hats, probably made in China, but I wondered if anyone could recommend a smaller independent company in the UK that makes them - it's for a special birthday gift.

I can't find mention of it in Popol Vuh.

As part of a cost-cutting programme, the University of Dundee in Scotland plans to axe its philosophy department in 2027. This will be disastrous for philosophy in Scotland and the UK.. It will be a particular loss to scholarship in continental philosophy. Please sign the petition.